Chapter 90 Royal Chamber of Commerce
South city, Yongxingfang.

Countless dignitaries, young ladies, and mothers all crowded in front of the Dayu Royal Chamber of Commerce, and squeezed in from time to time.

"Oh! Stop pushing! Stop pushing! My clothes are going to be torn!"

"You don't even have a valid voucher, why are you squeezing in?"

"The door is open, the door is open! Hurry...ah!"

Outside the shop, a group of vendors gathered together and looked curious.

"How come among these ladies and beauties, there is actually a lady from Minister Huang's family?"

"And Madam Chen, I have secretly met her before..."

"Who is that? Miao Xiang, isn't she the top girl in Yihong Courtyard?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, so many women..."

A tourist who had just arrived in the capital came over curiously and asked, "Father, what are they doing?"

"I've heard that women in Beijing are warm and generous, but I didn't expect it to be true..."

The old man rolled his eyes at him and said, "Isn't it because the Royal Chamber of Commerce wants to sell something called 'perfume'? It is said that if you drop this on your body, the fragrance will last for several days."

"At first, this item was only circulated among the imperial concubines and relatives of the emperor, and many young ladies from wealthy families coveted it."

"Look, today, the sale started, and countless wealthy ladies in the capital rushed to buy it!"

"Is this true? I've never heard of this perfume before. Is it so popular?"

"Of course not! It is said that the perfume was made by Your Majesty through the techniques taught by the immortals, which can extract the innate essence from flowers."

"I heard that a small bottle of perfume contains the essence of thousands of kilograms of flowers!"

"Hiss... so powerful!"

"Of course it's true!"

Someone beside him said, "I heard that there are only three types of perfume for sale this time. One is called Moonlight Beauty, which contains the fragrance of clear roses and is priced at ten taels of silver!"

"But I heard that someone in the black market has said that they want to buy it for 100 taels of silver!"

"Hiss... one hundred taels!"

“Is this how all rich people buy things?”

"One hundred miles! I can't earn that much even if I work for ten years without eating or drinking!"

"Yes! This is also the reason why the sale today attracted so many people. Many people rushed to buy and then resell. The difference is ninety taels of silver!"

"Hurry, hurry! Let's go line up and buy..."

"Do you have ten taels of silver?"

"I, I didn't, wuwuwu..."

People around were talking about it, and someone with good intentions said:
"The second perfume is called Dew Condensation Fragrance. I heard that it is a blend of the essences of three kinds of flowers: lily, daffodil, and rose. It is extremely precious. If you drop a drop of it into the water, it will keep its fragrance everlasting. It can even repel insects and mosquitoes. It is truly a secret treasure of the immortals!"

"Each bottle of Lu Ning Xiang is sold for fifty taels of silver! Once it changes hands, it will be at least two hundred taels!"

"Wow……"

"Two hundred taels! Oh my God!"

"Just selling it for a living costs fifty taels. I can't save that in my lifetime..."

The people below exclaimed in amazement again, and the young man who was surrounded by many people was also very proud.

He was just a playboy in the city, but his mother was an embroiderer in the Weiyuan Marquis's mansion. It was his mother who told him about it.

"What about the third one?"

"Little brother, what is the name of the third perfume?"

Someone else asked, and the young man proudly said, "The third kind of perfume is called Potpourri!"

"It is said that it is made of hundreds of flowers and various precious Chinese herbs, such as ginseng, Polygonum multiflorum, Ganoderma lucidum, Tianshan snow lotus... Especially the Tianshan snow lotus, which is a precious medicinal material shipped from the Snow Cloud Country!"

“This kind of flower fragrance not only contains fragrance, but also has the effect of strengthening the body and stimulating desire.”

"The concubines in the harem, the imperial concubines, and the young ladies of the aristocratic families all use perfume like potpourri!"

"A bottle of potpourri is priced at one thousand taels! It's one thousand taels! And there's no one in demand..."

"It's open! It's open! The door is open!"

At this moment, there was another commotion nearby, and the group of young ladies and servants crowded together even more happily.

It turned out that the Dayu Royal Chamber of Commerce was open!

As soon as the door opened, countless people rushed in. Even a dozen men from the Royal Chamber of Commerce were unable to stop them.

In the end, order was maintained only after patrolling soldiers from the Central City Army were mobilized.

“Hahahaha, I bought it, I bought it!”

"I got it too! I sold it for a hundred taels!"

"Hiss... So beautiful! Crystal clear, pure white, and the perfume is as clear as sea water... It's really a treasure from the gods!"

After buying it, many people took it out of a beautifully packaged wooden box and took a look at it.

The perfume was not even the size of an adult's palm, but it was as translucent as crystal. It shone brightly under the sunlight, as if it was holding a legendary Buddha relic!
Let alone the perfume, this small bottle alone is a treasure of the immortals, enough to be used as a treasure of inheritance!

The most eye-catching thing is the clear spring in the crystal clear little bottle!
The light pink liquid ripples in the bottle, and under the sunlight, it looks like a gem.

Beautiful, so beautiful!

"Ma'am! Just spray it and smell it!"

A playboy in the crowd suddenly shouted a few times, and the noble lady who was looking at the perfume quickly put it away, raised her eyebrows and spat, "A bunch of poor ghosts, what are you doing?"

"Hahaha……"

A group of people burst into laughter, and many of them started to tease him.

"Girl! You smell so good, let me smell it~!"

"My dear! Is your husband in good health? Do you want me to do it for you~"

"Get lost! You little idiot, you still want to sleep with me? Wait until your next life..."

The group of people laughed and cursed until the patrolling soldiers arrived and they dispersed.

The first batch of perfume sold by the Royal Chamber of Commerce was sold out in less than an hour.

Even so, there were still countless people crowding at the door of the Chamber of Commerce, shouting that they wanted to buy more.

The imperial palace, Baiyujing.

"What did my beloved say?"

Zheng Yi looked at Xu Qingluan who was checking the account book in front of him in surprise, and Xu Qingluan was also a little surprised. She repeated: "I said that the perfume sold by the Chamber of Commerce this time was sold out in just one hour."

"The income is more than 86,500 taels of silver." "Hiss... 80,000 taels!"

He also took a breath and said, "I didn't expect so many."

He had guessed that the perfume would be popular, but he hadn't expected it to be this popular.

It seems that I thought it was too simple before.

The big businessmen, wealthy people, and people from prominent families in this world are still very rich!

Lu Lin'er, who was standing by, had already counted on her fingers: "Eighty-six thousand taels a day, ten days is eight hundred and sixty thousand taels...Wow! Your Majesty, that's a lot of money!"

Zheng Yi said helplessly: "Queen, this is not how it works."

"Perfume is a new item, and I have laid a lot of groundwork for it before."

"This substance is fiery and will last for more than a month at most, then it will slowly subside."

"After all, things are valuable when they are scarce. If there are too many things, they will not be so valuable."

"Besides, there are only so many rich people, and they can't buy much."

"I know this."

Li Changle at the side interrupted and said, "When Your Majesty gave me the perfume earlier, I was extremely shocked. I didn't expect that there is such a mellow fragrance in the world."

"Compared to women's rouge and powder, it's like a firefly compared to the bright moon!"

"And during that time, His Majesty also asked us to hold various gatherings and invite the wives of the city's dignitaries to attend. It turned out to be for this matter!"

"Your Majesty! You are truly amazing!"

The three women are all vice presidents of the Royal Chamber of Commerce, and Zheng Yi even specially set aside a portion of shares for the families behind them to purchase.

Therefore, the three of them can be considered partners.

Zheng Yi said: "It seems that our Royal Chamber of Commerce is running quite well. Once the three items of fine wine, soap and perfume are released, they will be famous throughout Dayu."

"Next, it's about making high-end clothing, bags and all kinds of accessories."

Xu Qingluan said immediately: "Your Majesty, rest assured. I have already gathered more than a hundred embroiderers with ten years of experience in weaving and embroidery from the textile factory, and also transferred ten embroiderers from the Shangyi Bureau. They have formed the 'Royal Textile Studio'."

"According to your majesty's design, a lot of clothing has been designed, including banquet dresses, mistress suits, phoenix robes and other clothing, just waiting to be put on the market for sale!"

"And the women's bag you designed, Your Majesty, is so... so magical!"

"Nowadays, among the dignitaries in the entire capital, only a very few wives have bags given by me and others. They wear them every day and never take them off even when they sleep!"

Li Changle also sincerely admired and said: "Your Majesty is really amazing. That bag can not only hold some small items of my concubines, but also has a decorative effect."

"I dare to guarantee that once these bags are sold, they will be all the rage in the capital!"

These alternative methods of "work-for-relief" were Zheng Yi's idea to solve the problem of refugees.

Build cement, glass, textile and liquor factories, train all these refugees into qualified workers and put them to work in the factories.

Just providing three meals a day makes countless refugees grateful and happy.

Not to mention, Zheng Yi also ordered officials from the Ministry of Works to build a large number of houses with cement, bricks and stones to be used as dormitories.

And wages.

Zheng Yi stipulated that ordinary workers could receive one or two taels of silver per month.

Managers, outstanding employees, etc. can get two to three taels of silver.

This measure made countless refugees and workers loyal to Zheng Yi.

In addition, Zheng Yi also made a promise.

As long as workers work in the factory for ten years, they can buy the houses built at a very low price!

As soon as this order was issued, countless refugees knelt on the ground and shouted "Long live Zheng Yi". Zheng Yi's reputation increased several times in an instant.

The refugees who moved here from Qingzhou, Binzhou and other places became Zheng Yi's workers in a very short time and worked for Zheng Yi.

And the profits they generate are countless times more than their wages!
He wants to make countless homeless refugees work for him!

Zheng Yi felt a little embarrassed by the compliments from the three ladies, but he still said, "This matter still cannot be separated from the three beloved concubines. I hope the three beloved concubines can do their best to manage our Royal Chamber of Commerce well."

"I obey your order~"

The three girls were as pretty as flowers. They all bowed, which made Zheng Yi's appetite increase.

Which palace shall we stay in tonight?
Just then, Liu Chengen walked over quickly and looked at the three women with strange eyes.

Zheng Yi said: "Cheng'en, what's the important matter?"

"This……"

"explain."

"Yes, it's Concubine Wan from the Baihua Palace. She asked me to tell Your Majesty that she and her two junior sisters, Concubine Qing and Concubine Miao, have just rehearsed a new dance and would like to invite Your Majesty to come and watch it."

"Concubine Wan? Zhu Wanwan?"

New dance?
Demon Dance!
Zheng Yi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he remembered the dance of the three women he had seen in the imperial garden before, and his heart couldn't help but beat faster.

These three little girls finally couldn't help themselves?

I've left them alone for more than half a year, it seems like it's time to go and take a look.

"Humph!"

Queen Lu Lin'er snorted coldly and said, "These three vixens only know how to seduce Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty~"

Lu Lin'er took Zheng Yi's arm and said, "Come to my place. I have specially prepared peach blossom cakes for you!"

"This……"

Xu Qingluan said, "Empress, we still need to discuss the Royal Chamber of Commerce's plan for launching new products."

"You guys can discuss it, I'm fine with it..."

Before he finished speaking, Zheng Yi hurriedly said, "Since my beloved concubine is in a hurry, I will not disturb you."

"Cheng'en, we will go to Baihua Palace!"

“Yes~!”

Looking at His Majesty's impatient back, Lu Lin'er immediately said angrily: "Xu Qingluan, what are you doing! I finally waited until His Majesty was free..."

Xu Qingluan shrugged and said, "We already have something important to do. Besides, if His Majesty wants to go, can you really stop him?"

"Empress, you are the queen!"

"you……!"

(End of this chapter)